The Business of Being Family
If your family is anything like ours, the school year introduces busier schedules. And I’m willing to admit that when I became a father,…
The Death of Truth
One of the unique challenges facing church, culture, and even politics is the slow death of truth. We live in a world where opinion…
Cheering On Your Health
One of the things that I find fascinating is that I can always tell when my children are getting sick before they get sick….
Don’t Be Too Hard on Us
Recently I was in a certain city preaching. The host pastor decided to take me to a newly opened black-owned vegan restaurant. As we…
Don’t Look Up
During the 2021 holiday season, Netflix released an original film titled, “Don’t Look Up.” The title solicited my attention for several weeks before I…
Spiritual Urgency
One commonality that unites people who grow spiritually is a deep sense of need. What yokes them together is the idea that spirituality is…
Know Your Worth
Your life has significance. You are not just the result of a biological process, you are here by design. Your life is a component…
Faith is Not a Superpower
We must stop treating faith like a superpower. Jesus set the standard for faith so that it would be attainable by all. “Truly I…
Get Unrealistic
I have developed a robust conviction that I think is transformative for the body of Christ. Your life, marriage, work, health, and money will…
Why the Gospel Matters
I have never met my biological father. Growing up, however, I didn’t think that was strange. None of the neighborhood kids had their fathers…